Gold-washer.



No.'8`55,640i PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

- B.v G. J AYNE GOLD WASHER AP'rLIATIoN FILED APR. z. 1906.

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BENAIAH G. JAYNE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO IDANHA MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GOLD-WASHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J' une 4, 1.907.

Application filed April 2,1906. Serial No. 309,366.

To all whom, 7275 nba/y concern:

Be it known that I, BENAIAH G. JAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in thel county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gold-I/Vashers, of which the following is a specification.Y

My invention relates to gold washers, and has for its object the improvement of the apparatus of like nature and purpose shown in my application for Letters Iatent of the United States, filed July 27, 1905, Serial No.

The particular features of construction constituting my present invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 represents a side view of a tank with portions of one side broken away to disclose interior parts. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of one of the jet tubes, and is taken on the line a-a of Fig. 3, which figure shows a top plan view of the head of a jet tube, and eX hibits the jet slots upon both sides of the partition of the tank. Fig. 4 is a section of one of the heads having an. inclined jet slot. Fig. 5 represents a cross-section of the tank shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a plan view from above the tank. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side View Vof one wing showing, on an enlarged scale, two varies and the parts by which. the pivoted ends of the vanes are operated. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of a modification, showing the wings and partition secured together and adapted to be raised and lowered within the tank.

Like numbers are used to refer to the same parts throughout.

From a main service pipe or manifold l, a row of jet tubes 2 extend upwardly and are secured in the bottom of a tank 3. Sanddeflectors 4 are secured to the bottom of the tank inside, and between the entering heads 5 and 6 of the jet tubes. The sand-deflectors are hollow, gable-ended angle castings arranged with their ridges upward. Their ofiice is to deflect the falling sand into the water jets, thus preventing any accumulation of sand in the bottom of the tank between or about the jet orifices The inclined and curved vanes 7 are secured on the main wings or deflectors 8. The vanes and wings curve upwardly and outwardly from the partition 9 of the tank and the varies follow the surface of the wings to which they are attached, and, in addition, the vanes 7 possess a forward inclination. That is to say, they slant upwardly and toward the end of the tank opposite to that at which the sand enters the tank In my invention the sand is served to the tank at the left hand and beyond the wings. The wings are attached to yokes 10 and l1, and above the yokes are bridges 12 and 13 provided with threaded blocks 14 and 15 through which pass the screw rods 16 and 17, the lower ends of the rods being coupled with the yokes and their upper ends being furnished with the hand wheels 18 and 19y as shown.

As in my former invention hereinbefore referred to, the sides of the tank are usually inclined, and upon them are held the amalgamatcilng plates 20, of any shape or type desire It is shown in Figs. 2 and 3 that the head 5 of the jet tube 2 is constructed with the slot mouths 21 and 22, and these mouths are arranged one on each side of the vertical partition a of the tank. As ordinarily formed, the head 5 is threaded and engages a corresponding orifice in the bottom of the tank, and when screwed up so as to bring the flanges of the head against the tank, the slot mouths are arranged as stated, one on each side of the partition 9. This method of construction also brings tops of the jet heads 5 and 6 flush with the inner surface of the tank bottom, and the descending sand passes along the surface directly into the ascending water jets, but in the event it is desired to use manganese steel or phospher bronze or other hard# ened metals in the construction of said jets or such device as may be employed for conduct-g "i" ing the material or water into the tank then;

any method may be used to secure thev 'jet without threading. Certain of the tubes '2 are constructed with the heads 6, in all respects similar to heads 5, but having the in-v "if no wings or blades above them, and the in! clined slot mouths are introduced to cau'se a regular movement of the sand and water to` ward the right. In the remaining portion of Vthe tank, that is to say, the greater length of IOO IOS

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it toward the right hand end a straight jet or tube of any form or shape that will carry the material or water up against wings S-S is sufficient.

In Fig. 4 I have shown one means for securing the sand-deflectors 4 to the tank bottom, that is, by passing the screws 24 and 25 through the sand-deflectors into the tank bottom. Any convenient mode of effectually hplding the sand-deilectors may be employe The discharge apertures of the tank are designated by numbers 26 and 27.

In the operation of my invention after the wings 8 have been raised or lowered into the position desired by means of the screw rods, the sand is served to the left hand end of the tank or up through the tubes as herein before described and water uuder pressure passes from the main l upward through the jet or tubes. Before reaching the wings, the inclined slot mouths direct the jets of water slightly toward the right .as set forth. The sand rises with the jets of water from the heads 6 and moves toward the wings. Por tions of the sand and water spread outwardly and come into contact, while descending, with the amalgamating plates 20. The entire charge of sand is gradually but surely worked to the right and comes beneath the wings which direct the flow outwardly to the plates 20. The heavy particles not taken up by the plates fall down the sides of the tank and by the sand-deflectors 4 are caused to move directly upon the flush heads and into the upwardly moving streams of water from the slot mouths of the heads 5. By making the heads flush as stated no sand can accumulate about them, but is all acted upon and sent upwardly next to partition 9 as described. As indicated by the arrows, the path of the sand and water is now modified by the blades 7 and the upward movement has impressed upon it a forward motion, which may be diminished or increased by moving the adjusting bar 31. Thus the sand and water reach the plates 20 with a slightly forward tendency. The path of the sand and water is, in fact, screw-form or spiral. The constant agitation separates the particles of gold from the sand, and, furthermore, those particles are cleaned and washed and rendered particularly susceptible to amalgamation by plates 20. By the timethat the forward movement Caused by blades 7 has brought the sand and water to the outlets 26 and 27, practically every grain of the mixture has been for a time in contactA with one or the other of plates 20, and substanti ally allv the particles of gold caught up by those plates.

Having thus described mv invention, and explained the mode of its operation, what I claimis:k

1. In a gold washer or amalgamator the combination with a tank, of defiecting wings, means constructed to adjust the said wings, blades attached to the said wings and adj ustable, also watenserving and jet-forming devices fashioned and disposed to discharge upwardly from the bottom of the tank toward the lower edges of the wings whereby the sand and water are deflected outwardly.

2. In a gold washer or amalgamator, the

combination with a tank, of deflecting wings,

. at the sides of the said partition, means constructed to adjust the said wings, vanes attached to the said wings, and water-serving and jet-forming devices fashioned and disposed to discharge upwardly from the bottom of the tank whereby the sand and water are directed upwardly to be deflected outwardly by the wings.

4. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank divided by a vertical partition into compartments, of defiecting wings arranged at the sides of the said partition, means constructed to adjust the said wings, inclined vanes attached to the said wings, and waterserving and j et-forming devices fashioned and disposed to discharge upwardly from the bottom of the tank, whereby the sand and water are directed upwardly and t-hen are deflected outwardly by the wings and forwardly by said vanes.

5. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of deflecting wings extending lengthwise wi thin the tank, the said wings being less in length than the tank, means constructed to adjust the said wings, and water-serving and jet-forming devices fashioned and disposed to discharge directly upward from the bottom of the tank below said wings and toward the lower edges of the wings, and jetforming devices having inclined mouths and arranged in that portion of the tank extendingbeyond the ends of the wings, whereby the sand and water are directed forwardly and upwardly and deflected outwardly by said wings.

6. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of sand deflectors secured within the tank upon the bottom thereof, the said sand deflectors comprising inclined surfaces meeting and forming an edge at the top thereby affording no lodgment for descending particles, and jets arranged tol discharge upwardly from the bottom of the tank, the inclined surfaces of adjacent sand-deflectors IOO IlO

'converging downwardly toward the jets j whereby falling particles are directed into each jet from both sides of the jet. j

7. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank constructed greater in length than in j breadth, of sand-deflectors secured `within j the -tank upon the bottom thereof in a row lengthwise of the tank, the said sand-deflectors comprising inclined surfaces meeting and forming an edge at the top thereby affording nov lodgment for descending particles, and l jets arranged to discharge upwardly from the y bottom of the tank, the inclined surfaces of adjacent sand-deflectors converging downwardly toward the jets whereby falling parl ticles are directed into each jet from both l sides of the jet.

8. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank having downwardly converging sides, of sand-deectors secured within the tank upon the bottom thereof'in a row, the said sand-deflectors comprising inclined surfaces vanes attached to the said wings and having adjustable portions adapted to deflect the outwardly-moving sand and water.

10. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of water-serving and jet-forming devices arranged to discharge upwardly within the tank, wings constructed and disposed to deflect the sand and water outwardly, and inclined varies attached to said wings and having adjustable portions adapted to deflect the outwardly-moving sand and water.

11. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of water-serving and jet-forming devices arranged to discharge upwardly within the tank, wings constructed and disposed to deflect the sand and water outwardly, vanes attached to the said wings and having adjustable portions adapted to deflect the outwardly-moving sand and water, and mechanism constructed and arranged to adjust simultaneously the movable vane portions borne by cach wing.

12. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of water-serving and jet-forming devices arranged to discharge upwardly within the tank, wings constructed and disposed to deflect the sand and water outwardly, vanes attached to said wings and y having adjustably pivotal portions adapted to defiect the outwardly-moving sand and water, and mechanism constructed and arranged to adjust simultaneously the movable vane portions borne by each wing.

13. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of water-serving and jet-forming devices arranged to discharge upwardly within the tank, a deflector adapted to deflect the upwardly-fiowing sand and water outwardly toward the sides of the tank, and additional deflectors movably supported in the upper part of the tank and arranged breadthwise vertically to act upon the outwardly-owing sand and water after it has been acted .upon by thefirst mentioned defiector and to deflect the sand and water toward one end of the tank.

14. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank, of water-serving and jet-forming devices arranged to discharge upwardly in the tank, a movable partition, wings attached to the partition, and means for adjusting the said wings, the edge of the said partition beingv placed directly above the said jet-forming devices whereby the upwardly-moving sand and water is divided and caused to pass on both sides of the partition.

15. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank lhaving sides inclining divergently upward, of a vertical partition arranged to divide the tank into chambers each having a vertical and an inclined side, water-serving and jet-forming devices disposed to discharge vertically next the said partition and on both sides of it whereby gold-bearing sand in each chamber may be carried` lirectly upward along the partition and then outwardly to the inclined sides, substantially as described.

16. In a gold washer, the combination with a tank-having a vertical partition, of Water-serving and jet-forming devices disposed to discharge vertically'next the said partition and on both sides of it, and deflecting wings arranged to project from the partition whereby gold-bearing sand that is carried directly upward along the partition is deflected outwardly to the sides of the tank, substantially as described.

17. In' a gold washer, the combination with a tank having a verticalpartition, of water-serving and jet-forming devices disposed to discharge vertically next the said partition and on both sides of it, defiecting wings arranged to project from said partition, and means for adjusting the said wings with respect to the said sides and partition, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. y

BENAIAII G. JAYNE.

Witnesses:

CHAs. I-I. STOCKING, JAMES L. CLARK.

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